[Acute myocardial infarction in Iceland 1982-1983. Prognosis and risk factors in the pre-thrombolytic era.].

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the changes in the epidemiology of acute epiglottitis in Iceland from 1983-2005. METHODS:All patients with discharge diagnosis of epiglottitis during the study years were identified and diagnosis confirmed by chart review. Main outcome measures were age, gender, month/year of diagnosis, microbiol...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Briem B,Thorvardarson O,Petersen H

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Sexually transmitted Chlamydia infection is the most common venereal disease in Iceland. Although considerable information is available on the epidemiology of these infections, the true prevalence of C. trachomatis infections in Iceland is unknown because all the studies have been conducted on selected popul...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Davidsson S,Olafsson JH,Karlsson SM,Kristinsson KG,Steingrimsson O

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of right seminal vesicle cyst with ipsilateral renal agenesis in a 25 year old male. The cyst caused severe pain syndrome with progressive perineal pain and pain on defecation and ejaculation. The cyst was surgically removed and the patient became asymtomatic. ...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Viktorsdóttir MB,Jónsson E,Einarsdóttir H

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Good functional performance in elderly people greatly improves their changes of independence and well-being. Conversely, bad functional performance can impair their capability of managing the activities of daily life.. The main goal of this study was to investigate the effects of a 6-months' multimodal tra...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Gudlaugsson J,Aspelund T,Gudnason V,Olafsdottir AS,Jonsson PV,Arngrimsson SA,Johannsson E

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Iceland, about 770 strokes can be estimated to occur annually. Until recently no treatment had been shown to be effective for acute and subacute strokes. This may have led to therapeutical nihilism and inconsistency in treatment. In 1995, however, t-PA was shown to improve functional outcome when given within three...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Sigurdsson AP

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Increased medical and technical knowledge has saved the lives of more patients than was possible a few decades ago. This has also raised many ethical questions. It is now regarded to be justifiable to limit treatment for some terminally ill patients because certain treatment options are not fel...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Sveinsdottir EG,Jonsson OT

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Elderly people are a rising population in Iceland. With higher age the likelihood of drug consumption increases and thus drug therapy problems. Pharmaceutical care has been established abroad, where the pharmacist works in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to reduce patients' drug therapy p...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Blondal AB,Almarsdottir AB,Jonsson JS,Gizurarson S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of the study was to evaluate the effect and safety of CSII treatment in individuals 18 years and older with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Iceland. METHODS:The research is retrospective. We gathered information from patient data of 40 individuals, age 19-57 years who had been treated with CSII in Icela...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Bodvarsdottir KO,Aspelund T,Gudmundsdottir A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IAim The incidence of hepatitis A (HAV) in Iceland is low with about one case per year in the last decades. Since 2016, there has been an ongoing outbreak of HAV in men who have sex with men (MSM). The aim of this study was to inves-tigate whether cases diagnosed in Iceland during 2017 had any link to the HAV outbreak...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Ormarsdottir S,Moller PH,Oskarsdottir AR,Hannesson P,Love A,Briem H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although acute bacterial meningitis is most common among children, the disease nevertheless poses serious problems in the adult population. However, most clinical overviews of the disease have either focused on children or all age groups combined. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Information on all patients 5=16 year...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Sigurdardottir B,Bjornsson OM,Jonsdottir K,Erlendsdottir H,Gudmundsson S

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Lung transplantation is a treatment option for end-stage lung diseases, excluding lung cancer, when life expectancy is short and quality of life is poor. In most instances pulmonary function and quality of life improves after lung transplantation. Infections and rejection are the most common complications ...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Hansdottir S,Hardardottir H,Einarsson O,Hrafnkelsdottir SK,Gudmundsson G

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case study of crossed aphasia is presented. A 60-year-old right-handed individual suffered stroke in the right hemisphere leaving him with Broca's aphasia and severe verbal apraxia. A CT scan 3 days after hospitalization showed a new frontotemporal infarct in the right hemisphere, insula and frontal portion of the s...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Magnúsdóttir S,Sighvatsdóttir E

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the Western hemisphere and the incidence increases with increasing age. Most colorectal cancers are localized with or without lymph node metastases. Up to 20% of patients present with metastatic disease, most commonly to the liver. Surgery is the only curative thera...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Haraldsdottir S,Einarsdottir HM,Smaradottir A,Gunnlaugsson A,Halfdanarson TR

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a relatively common disorder characterized by a preoccupation with nonexistent or slight defects in appearance. BDD usually begins during childhood or adolescence. The preoccupation with the perceived appearance defect typically occurs for many hours a day and is often followed by rep...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Hardardottir H,Hauksdottir A,Bjornsson AS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent surveys on the parasites of household cats and dogs in Iceland have revealed the zoonotic protozoans Cryptosporidium parvwn and Toxoplasma gondii and the zoonotic nematodes Toxocara cati and T. canis. Furthermore, a Giardia sp., recently found in cats in Iceland, is also suspected to be a zoonotic parasite. In ...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Smaradottir H,Skirnisson K

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enuresis is defined as uncontrolled voiding during day or night after normal control is expected. It is a common disorder, which can be divided into primary and secondary. We looked at the health files from children born between 1986-1988, written when they started school. There were 62 children which were said to hav...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Johannsdottir IM,Stefansson ML

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the outcome of the first 400 laparoscopic cholecystectomies (LC) in Akureyri Central Hospital (FSA), Iceland. METHODS:We carried out a prospective study of LCs performed between July 1992 and February 2001. Primary endpoints were complication- and conversion rate, hospital stay and duration of conv...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Arnarson A,Hauksson H,Marteinsson VT,Albertsson SM,Datye S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pneumococcus is a common cause of disease among children and the elderly. With the emergence of resistant serotypes, antibiotic treatment is getting limited. Many countries have therefore introduced a vaccination program among children against the most common serotypes. The aim of this study was to analyse co...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Björnsdóttir M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the epidemiology of Kawasaki disease in Icelandic children and its complications. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of all cases of Kawasaki disease and atypical Kawasaki disease in children in Iceland from 1996-2005. Chart records were reviewed and children diagnosed at Landspítali - University Ho...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Olafsdottir HS,Oskarsson G,Haraldsson Á

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern tablet compression was instituted in England in 1844 by William Brockedon (1787-1854). The first tablets made according to Brockedon´s procedures contained watersoluble salts and were most likely compressed without expedients. In USA a watershed occurred around 1887 when starch (amylum maydis) was introduced to...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Skaftason JF,Jóhannesson T

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of personality disorders was estimated in a sample of 805 individuals randomly selected from the greater Reykjavik area. The sample consisted of 3 equally large cohorts of persons born in 1931, 1951 and 1971. The individuals were asked to participate in a survey of mental health. Of those contacted, 52%...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Lindal E,Stefansson JG

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this investigation was to study specifically those cases of sudden death out-of-hospital in the Reykjavik area that were due to non-cardiac causes the last 13 years, from January 1987 to December 31, 1999. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The doctors of the emergency ambulance have kept detailed files for a...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Marelsson S,Thornorgeirsson G

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the mid twentieth century gastric cancer was the most common type of cancer in Iceland. In recent decades, however, the incidence rate of gastric cancer has decreased markedly and currently only represents 2-3% of cancer cases. The Laurén classification system classifies adenocarcinoma into two types, int...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Olafsdottir HS,Alexiusdottir KK,Lund SH,Jonasson JG,Jonsson T,Skuladottir H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49 year old previously healthy smoker was diagnosed with a giant bulla in his right lung, following a history of dry cough, repeated upper airway infections and increasing dyspnea for several years. Computed tomography (CT) confirmed the presence of a giant bulla in the right inferior lobe and several smaller bullae...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Asgeirsson H,Lúdvíksdóttir D,Kjartansson O,Gudbjartsson T

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Corporal punishment and abuse of children can have a negative impact on their health and well-being. The aim is to examine on Icelandic adults, experience of corporal punishment as children, its prevalence, justification as victims, and its impact on the assessment of their upbringing. MATERIALS AND METHO...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Gunnlaugsson G,Einarsdottir J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate changes in the prevalence of disability pension related to obesity in Iceland from 1992 to 2004. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Data were obtained from the disability register of the State Social Security Institute and Statistics Iceland for the years 1992 and 2004. Prevalence of disability pension rel...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Thorlacius S,Stefánsson SB,Steingrímsdóttir L

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article the focus is on the estimation of a likelihood ratio by using software which calculates the risk for trisomy 13, 18 and 21. It is based on the woman s age, crown rump length of the fetus and its nuchal translucency measurement. Examples are given based on different maternal age, previous history and re...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Haraldsdóttir KR

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diseases which result in respiratory failure or hypotension are the most common cause of cardiac arrest in children. Whereas heart diseases are the most common cause of cardiac arrest in adults, they are uncommon cause in children. Accidents are the most common cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Prompt and skill...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Thornórkelsson T,Bjoernsson HM,Sigfússon G,International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR).

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Closed pleural biopsy is done to determine causes of pleural effusion after fluid analysis has been nondiagnostic. The aim of the study was to evaluate results of closed pleural biopsy in Iceland. MATERIAL AND METHODS:All pathology reports of closed pleural biopsy from 1990-1999 at the Department of Patholog...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Einarsson JG,Isaksson HJ,Guðmundsson G

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate retrospectively the results of macular hole surgery in Iceland 1996-2002. MATERIAL AND METHODS:25 patients underwent macular hole surgery in this time period. Data was obtained from hospital records of all those patients. Best corrected vision vas measured before and after surgery. The staging of...

journal_title：Laeknabladid

authors： Hardarson A,Stefánsson E,Sigurdsson H,Gíslason I

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00